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I am currently looking into returning to school like so many other MTs out there. There are programs where you can get an Associates Degree in Healthcare Management (basically medical records), which I am really not interested in because, as I see it, most hospitals are trying to cut down their medical records departments to as slim of staff as possible, plus with the integration of EMR, I just do not see this being a lucrative field. IF, big big IF here, I were to enter into this program I would go after my Bachelor of Science in Health Adminstration with a concentration in either Health Information Systems, Health Management or in Emergency Management. I guess I am looking for opinions here. Do you think that it would be a waste of time to enter into one of these fields? I just honestly do not know. I live in a rural area where there are just a couple of clinics and a couple of hospitals, I do live about an hour from Atlanta but again, I am just not sure that this is a lucrative field. I definitely do not want to end back up in a position as I am with MT.
The other field that I am looking at is something that I have been interested in my entire life, psychology, going on, of course to get my Bachelors degree in it since there are not very many jobs available for someone with just an Associates degree. I would love to work as a counselor at one of the local schools and this would enable me to do that.
Again, my main question is do you believe that obtaining an associates or even a bachelors degree in health management or health administration would be prudent?
Thanks so much for any opinions!
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